"Connecting Systems for Intelligent Production" has been HEIDENHAIN's motto at many trade shows over the past year as the manufacturing trend of digitization and networking have become the goal for many in order to increase competitiveness. To this end, HEIDENHAIN offers Connected Machining, a package of components and systems to support end users introducing digital order management in their production processes.

The Foundation, located in Lombardy - cradle of manufacturing from 19th century -, is a perfect example of collaboration between enterprises, academic sector, institutions and associations and born with the clear mission of generating and diffusing manufacturing culture all around the world, the first generator of wealth and social equilibrium, as a means of further development of evolved economies and also as a fundamental tool for the growth of less developed world areas.

Industry 4.0 is clearly a revolution in the making, with wide-scale implications for businesses, consumers and workers. On the supply side, many industries are already seeing the introduction of new technologies, which are furthering new ways of serving requirements and disrupting long-standing industry value chains.

METALTECH 2018 will give an estimated 20,000+ visitors access to products and technologies from over 2,000 participating companies. Visitors will gain the full industry experience inclusive of business-matching making programs, industry seminars, and a gamut of live demonstrations from 23-26 May at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The 35th Edition of Intermach, which takes place at BITEC this year, showcases 'Smart Factory' and the automatic production process without human labour involved. The ASEAN's largest Industrial Machinery Exhibition is expected to generate more than 10,000 million baht of the trade value.

Engineering technology students at Purdue University's Polytechnic Institute are getting hands-on automation experience, thanks to the university's ongoing partnership with Phoenix Contact USA. Over the past several years, Phoenix Contact has donated more than $200,000 in hardware to support a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects at Purdue.

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EPC is excited to announce our NEW online 3D Configurator. This new tool makes it even easier to configure EPC's products exactly how you need them for your application. The 3D Configurator interface is intuitive and works in any web browser for both desktop and mobile. It'll only take you a moment to learn your way around the program. Careful, though: it's so fun to play with, you may spend a whole afternoon on it!